immerse - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre

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The Australian Government
is proud to be associated with this tour through
the national performing arts touring program,
Playing Australia, which gives Australians across
the country the opportunity to see some of our best
performing arts.
SHELLIE’S
STORY
out of the box only available at the discounted rate
once you have chosen at least 3 of the previous performances
sat 12 may – 7:30 pm
Shellie Morris is an Indigenous singer, songwriter and storyteller who performs earthy and
honest songs about her life and the things that inspire her. She has a beautiful voice and her
soulful enigmatic acoustic ballads are guaranteed to delight the listener. Travel with her on an
intimate journey as she shares her life through her music and her stories.
Adopted out to Ian and Dorothea Dixon at an early age, Shellie shares her story of tracing
her bloodlines back to her Aboriginal ancestry; a Wardaman (Katherine area) grandfather
remembered for his skills with guitar and voice, and a Yanyuwa (Borroloola area) grandmother
who was taken from her family at eight years and brought up in Darwin’s Kahlin compound.
The Australian newspaper described her as “…an aboriginal chanteuse of rare seriousness and
grace”. She has performed everywhere from rural outback Australia to London Festival Hall
and the Sydney Opera House with great reviews.
Shellie is currently a featured artist with the Black Arm Band (a collaboration of Australia’s
top Indigenous artists and jazz musicians). Her song ‘Swept Away’ was orchestrated and
performed in 2008 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Shellie’s Story takes the audience with her along the journey of her life through song and story.
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